Everyone's Favorite Mapo Eggplant

• 5 Eggplants (slim Japanese type)
• 200 grams Ground meat (beef, pork or a mix)
• 1 tbsp plus Doubanjiang
• 2 clove Garlic
• 1 the same amount as the garlic Ginger
• 2 stalks Japanese leeks
• 1 Vegetable oil
• 1 Sesame oil
• 2 tbsp Katakuriko
• 1 Sansho pepper or Sichuan pepper
• 3 tbsp Tianmianjiang - Chinese sweet bean paste
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1/2 cup - 100 ml Japanese sake
• 200 ml Chinese soup stock (using 1 1/2 tablespoons of chicken soup stock granules)
• 2 tsp Sugar

1. Make the mixed seasoning ingredients.
2. (Just combine them together.)
3. Roughly chop the eggplants into pieces, and stir-fry in sesame oil, then transfer to a plate.
4. Mince the garlic, ginger, and Japanese leek (1/2 stalk), and briefly stir-fry in a generous amount of oil.
5. Add the doubanjiang and continue stir-frying (Very thoroughly!).
6. If you don't have enough oil, add more.
7. Add ground meat and continue stir-frying.
8. Add all the mixed flavouring ingredients at once and bring to a boil.
9. Add stir-fried eggplants and simmer for 2-3 minutes while stirring occasionally.
10. Add sesame oil, and remaining chopped Japanese leeks, and briefly stir.
11. Turn off the heat, and thicken the sauce with katakuriko dissolved in water.
12. Serve onto a plate and it's done!
13. Sprinkle sansho pepper or sichuan pepper to your liking.
14. Please try my original Mapo Tofu recipe!

eggplants, ground meat, clove garlic, same amount, stalks japanese leeks, vegetable oil, sesame oil, katakuriko, sansho pepper, tianmianjiang chinese sweet bean paste, soy sauce, chinese soup stock, sugar

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/167940-everyones-favorite-mapo-eggplant (may not work)